Container for rubber repair material



Sept.. 21 1926.

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ATTORN EY Patented Sept. 21, 1926,

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RALPH W. SOH'L, AKRON, OHIO, .ASSIGNOR TO THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO. Y

CONTAINER EoR RUBBER REEAIR MATERIAL.

Application filed June 9,

MyV invention relates to containers, and it has particular reference to animproved removable top for a Vcontainer designed to patching material with which punctures and blow-outs may be mended on the road. The patching material includes a piece of rubber gum which is not completely vulcanized. This material is commonly contained in an elongate metal can.

It has been proposed toperforate the lid .of the container, in order to provide a tool with which to roughen the tube or rubber to be repaired, before the patch is applied. This tool has been found satisfactory, but a lid erforat-ed in this manner allows air and dirt to enter the container. As a result, the partially vulcanized' rubber gum contained in th-e patching material deteriorates to an extent which renders it unsatisfactory foi` roadside repairs.

It is an object of this invention to improve the container by providing means to eX- clude air and foreign matter from the repair material, while retaining the desirable features of containers including a rasping tool.

AOne method of practicing the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein: Y

Fig. 1 is a plan kview of an improved lid for a repair container, and Y .I y

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation, with parts broken away. v

The drawing shows a conventional cylin -drical metal lid, comprising a side-wall 10 and an -end-wall-11. According to present practice, the lid is perforated by imposing a suitable tool against the under .side of the end wall 11. The tool forces the metal outwardly in conical projections 12, having irregular apertures 13.

A lid made in this manner serves lnot only to cover the top of the can and keep the repair material in place, but it may be usedl to scrape the surface around the` puncture or blowout, in a manner well known to motorists. A lid of this character will not, however, protect the material in the container.

In order to protect the repair material,

a thin plate 14, preferably of metal, is placed inside the lid, after the apertures 13 have been punched out. The plate is of suiicient 1925. Serial No. 35,926.

diameter to fit Snugiy Within ai@ ila.y After the plate 14 has been inserted, the side wall 10 of the lid is. spun over, or otherwise indented, as indicated at 15, to retain the plate l in place.

The plate 14 may, of course, be secured in its proper position by fastening it lto the top of the lid by an adhesive or other means. p v

A container having a lid thus formed has i all the desirable properties of the older types of lids. It provides a protective cover rand includes a rasping tool.

The invention is subject to various ymodifications. Thus, the perforations and prof tecting plate need not be positioned in the lid of the can, they may be placed in the bottom of the can itself, and an iinperforate lid may be employed. The invention is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims. l Y

What I claim is:

1. A rubber repairing tool comprising receptacle adapted to receive repair material provided with a lid formed with a plurality of rougliened perforations -on the surface thereof, and .an imperforate wall between theperforations and the .interior ofthe receptacle, providing a-barrier to the entrance ,Y

of fluid and dirt within the receptacle.r

'2. A receptacle comprising a side-wall and an end-wall, .a rasping'tool formed vin one f ofthe walls, and an imperforate surface po sitioned adjacent the rasping tool.

3. A receptacle comprising a Vside-wall,

an end-wall providedlwith perforations, andV an imperforate plate secured in the recep v. l

tacle adjacent the end wall.

4. A lid for containers comprising a sidewall,l an end-well provided with perfora-` tions, and an imperforate lplate positioned adjacent the end-wall and secured tothe lid by an indentation in the side wall.

5. A receptacle comprising a wall'perforated. to form a rasping tool, and a plate positioned adjacent the perforations, whereby vair is excluded from-the interior of the receptacle.

6. The combination with a. container, of a lid having a plurality of roughened perforations therein, and an imperforate plate secured in the lid adjacent vthe perforations.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

RALPH w. sont..

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